Synonyms of denting

denting

verb

present participle of dent

as in reducing

to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent

hopefully this vacation won't dent our bank account too much

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reducing
• decreasing
• lowering
• depleting
• diminishing
• minimizing
• lessening
• easing
• slashing
• cutting
• downsizing
• dwindling
• dropping
• abating
• compressing
• shrinking
• knocking down
• curtailing
• nicking
• downscaling
• paring
• trimming
• de-escalating
• contracting
• truncating
• retrenching
• condensing
• shortening
• constricting
• clipping
• whittling
• modifying
• deflating
• cropping
• cutting down
• abridging
• pruning
• docking
• modulating
• abbreviating
• cutting back
• moderating
• qualifying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• increasing
• expanding
• enlarging
• augmenting
• raising
• boosting
• amplifying
• escalating
• swelling
• extending
• inflating
• prolonging
• dilating
• lengthening
• adding (to)
• supplementing
• blowing up
• enhancing
• complementing
• aggrandizing
• distending
• intensifying
• heightening
• elongating
• protracting
• redoubling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of denting

Higher energy costs push inflation higher, straining household budgets and denting the consumer spending that is a main driver of many big economies. —Alex Veiga, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026

Higher energy costs push inflation higher, straining household budgets and denting the consumer spending that is a main driver of many big economies. —Elaine Kurtenbach, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026

Friday’s figures represent a sharp drop from the 130,000 jobs added in January, denting hopes that the labor market was stabilizing. —Natasha Bracken, semafor.com, 6 Mar. 2026

Nevertheless, traders’ appetite for bitcoin has largely dwindled, denting its price. —Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2026

His promise to deliver another standout season comes amid a dampened economy and ongoing geopolitical turmoil, which are denting the performance of fashion and luxury. —Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 13 Jan. 2026

The Anker Soundcore Liberty 4 Pro offers impressive noise cancellation without denting the old bank account. —PC Magazine, 20 Nov. 2025

For Windows users, nothing has come close to unseating Chrome’s de facto default status in the Windows ecosystem or even denting its market share. —Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025

By heating steel and then rapidly cooling it in room temperature oil or water, the molecules inside the metal realign into a harder version of the same material—that’s what keeps a knife’s edge sharp and prevents it from denting or rolling over from use. —Jesse Raub, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025